Her character is more annoying than Jarjar Binks! That exchange she had with Matthew(Montgomery Clift) during the wagon train attack was pointless jibberish. She's introduced around 93 minutes in. Up to that point everything is fine.
The direction of the film takes an interesting turn at around 84 minutes. Wayne is portraying a character that is the opposite of most the characters he often portrays. So........instead of exploring his response to the herd being taken away from him, we get to see Tess Millay(Dru) say/do absolutely nothing significant. Wayne is absent from the film for twenty minutes! What a missed opportunity to create some suspense that would've lead up to an excellent showdown. Unfortunately, the showdown was also a disappointment.
I was going to give this film higher marks, but Joann Dru ruined it for me. The cinematography, the tone, the spectacle of the cattle run was impressive, but I will never watch this film again due to Dru!
The direction of the film takes an interesting turn at around 84 minutes. Wayne is portraying a character that is the opposite of most the characters he often portrays. So........instead of exploring his response to the herd being taken away from him, we get to see Tess Millay(Dru) say/do absolutely nothing significant. Wayne is absent from the film for twenty minutes! What a missed opportunity to create some suspense that would've lead up to an excellent showdown. Unfortunately, the showdown was also a disappointment.
I was going to give this film higher marks, but Joann Dru ruined it for me. The cinematography, the tone, the spectacle of the cattle run was impressive, but I will never watch this film again due to Dru!